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Main Entry: 1amen·i·ty Pronunciation Guide
Pronunciation: mend., -n-, -t, -i
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): -es
Etymology: Middle English amenite, from Latin amoenitat-,
amoenitas, from amoenus pleasant + -itat-, -itas -ity;
probably akin to Latin amare to love -- more at AMATEUR
1 a : the quality of being pleasant or agreeable (as in
situation or climate or in manners or disposition) the
amenity of the countryside large houses are divided up
into smaller rooms with a lower standard of amenity --
Stuart Piggott his amenity of temper b (1) : the
attractiveness and aesthetic or nonmonetary value of real
estate or of any structure for purely residential use woods
.... of which a good deal is capable of immediate realization
without in the least detracting from the amenity --
Financial Times (2) : a feature (as architectural
distinction or desirability of location) conducive to such
attractiveness and value the speculative builder who wants
to put up a house regardless of its effect on the
amenities -- Manchester Guardian Weekly
2 a : a feature, trait, or characteristic that makes for
pleasantness the amenities of literature b : something
that conduces to physical or material comfort or convenience
or to a pleasant and agreeable life amenities like shops
and community centers every amenity ... including ...
showers, central heating, and first-class cuisine -- Hugh G.
Smith c : an area or location that provides comforts,
conveniences, or attractive surroundings to residents or
visitors a small ... house in a choice amenity with clear
bright sunny outlook -- Scotsman preserving the region and
.... developing it as an amenity -- African Wild Life
3 usually plural a : manner, civility, or relationship
usually expressive of or conducive to pleasantness or
smoothness of social intercourse the amenities of
diplomacy b : an act or form conventionally observed
especially in social intercourse the visitor got the
amenities over quickly and got down to business one of the
amenities which ... lawyers have recognized ... is the
obligation to refrain from deliberately stealing each
other's clients -- H.S.Drinker

"amenity." Webster's Third New International Dictionary,
Unabridged. Merriam-Webster, 2002.
http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com ( 11 Mar. 2005).